Vacancy at Bloomberg - Jakarta: Economy Reporter

31 October 2010
Vacancy at Bloomberg - Jakarta: Economy Reporter
Economy Reporter
Job Requisition Number: 26887
Asia Pacific Jakarta - IDN

The Company

Bloomberg is the world's most trusted source of information for businesses and
professionals. Bloomberg combines innovative technology with unmatched analytic, data, news, display and distribution capabilities, to deliver critical information via the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service and multimedia platforms. Bloomberg's media services cover the world with more than 2,200 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. The BLOOMBERG TELEVISION® 24-hour network delivers smart television to more than 240 million homes. BLOOMBERG RADIO® services broadcast via SIRIUS XM Radio and 1worldspaceTM satellite radio globally and on WBBR 1130AM in New York. The award-winning monthly BLOOMBERG MARKETS® magazine, Bloomberg BusinessWeek magazine and the BLOOMBERG.COM® financial news and information Web site provide news and insight to businesses and investors.

The Role

Bloomberg News seeks experienced reporters in Indonesia to join our expanding economy team. The successful candidate will cover breaking news from the finance ministry, parliament and other government departments and be able to immediately transform this into real-time headlines and stories for trading clients. The reporter will work within a high-pressure team environment, in which the delay of a second or less can spell the difference between a win and a loss. They will be expected to propose and write stories that illustrate the economic and political situation to a global audience and their relevance to corporate developments and markets. Responsiblities include attending press briefings and evening events, monitoring other media and writing news summaries.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience covering ministries and government departments in Indonesia
- At least two years of post-graduate journalism experience for reporter's role
- Experience working in a real-time news environment is desirable
- Knowledge of the economy, financial markets and business
- Attention to detail
- Fluency in English and B.Indonesia

Apply here.
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